Portret van een Franse actrice before 1884

This carte-de-visite portrait, taken by the renowned French photographer Charles Reutlinger before 1884, captures an unnamed French actress in a seated pose. The photograph, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, showcases Reutlinger's mastery of the medium, highlighting the sitter's elegant attire and refined features with sharp detail. The small dimensions of the photograph (92 mm x 56 mm) were typical of the carte-de-visite format, which gained popularity in the mid-19th century as a way for people to share images of themselves. The photograph stands as a testament to Reutlinger's legacy as a pioneer of portrait photography in France.